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With the Australian Labor Party caving in on the proposed encryption law that will allow Australian police and agencies to access private data directly from vendors, the new proposed laws are now agreed in principle to introduce government level snooping of user messages and encrypted files. Agencies like ASIO or the Australian Federal Police will have the ability to request that telecommunications and tech companies help them with their investigations and compel companies to build ways to allow targeted access to encrypted communications data.
Previously: Australian Government Pursues "Golden Key" for Encryption
Five Eyes Governments Get Even Tougher on Encryption
Apple Speaks Out Against Australian Anti-Encryption Law; Police Advised Not to Trigger Face ID
Australia follows New Zealand to demand passwords
New Australian Push For Encryption Backdoor in Wake of Alleged Terrorist Plot
(Score: 5, Informative) by NewNic on Wednesday December 05 2018, @11:25PM (10 children)
Let's not forget that this piece of anti-privacy authoritarianism has been brought to you by a right-wing party.
I realize that this violates the orthodoxy that some posters here would like to promote, but actions speak louder than words.
lib·er·tar·i·an·ism ˌlibərˈterēənizəm/ noun: Magical thinking that useful idiots mistake for serious political theory
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday December 05 2018, @11:40PM
Nono, only socialist hippy scum could pass such bullshit legislation! The right are RIGHT! How is this such a hard concept to figure out?
(Score: 5, Funny) by The Mighty Buzzard on Wednesday December 05 2018, @11:41PM (4 children)
Yup, there's plenty about any party worth bitching about. Generally enough to warrant all politicians serve a mandatory two terms. The first in office and the second in prison.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 1) by fustakrakich on Thursday December 06 2018, @01:09AM (3 children)
There's just no irony in that the most hated people on the planet always win the election. The psychosis is real.
La politica e i criminali sono la stessa cosa..
(Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Thursday December 06 2018, @04:21AM (2 children)
The planet doesn't get a vote. Only the bits of it that have citizenship with the nation in question do.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 2) by edIII on Thursday December 06 2018, @06:40AM (1 child)
Disagree. The planet does get a vote. It's called Climate Change and Mass Extinction :)
Technically, lunchtime is at any moment. It's just a wave function.
(Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Thursday December 06 2018, @02:14PM
No, they get to bitch or they get to start a conflict but a vote is something they do not and should not get.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 2) by c0lo on Thursday December 06 2018, @02:06AM (2 children)
Let's not forget that, except for minor grumbles and political skirmishes, the legislation has by-partisan support (you see that "With the Australian Labor Party caving..." at the very beginning of TFS, don't you?)
Do you remember who was in power when "metadata retention law" surfaced first [news.com.au]? (Attorney-General Nicola Roxon rings a bell? Care to remember the "you'll-wear-red-underpants-if-I-say-so" Stephen Conroy and his Internet filter?).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoFiw2jMy-0 https://soylentnews.org/~MichaelDavidCrawford
(Score: 2) by NewNic on Friday December 07 2018, @12:28AM (1 child)
Again, actions speak louder than words.
Look at the government in power when the laws were passed.
lib·er·tar·i·an·ism ˌlibərˈterēənizəm/ noun: Magical thinking that useful idiots mistake for serious political theory
(Score: 2) by c0lo on Friday December 07 2018, @01:22AM
You mean... like the opposition's action today to back down from opposing it [abc.net.au] when they actually could block it?
In this very concern (and whenever is the case), I'll hold both sides as responsible, thank you.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoFiw2jMy-0 https://soylentnews.org/~MichaelDavidCrawford
(Score: 2) by bradley13 on Thursday December 06 2018, @06:03AM
Just goes to show that the left-right political spectrum wraps around. When they turn all authoritarian, both sides become tyrannical asshats.
Everyone is somebody else's weirdo.